Eleanor King commonplace book, 1781-1783

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Eleanor King commonplace book, 1781-1783

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Eleanor King, possibly of Liverpool, England. Commonplace book, 13 pages; 31 cm x 19 cm, dated 1781-1784, kept by Eleanor King. The book contains poems--some original, others attributed--interspersed with cooking and medicinal recipes. King typically signs her name and gives the dates with each entry. Recipes range from "Raison Wine," to "Sherif Cake," to her "Elixer of Health." One poem, possibly written by King, is devoted to the pleasures of breastfeeding and is titled: "On Seeing a Lady Nursing her own Child." The commonplace book once included several other pages which were cut away from the book at an early date.

1 items (.2 lin. ft.)

eng,

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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Eleanor King, possibly of Liverpool, England. From the guide to the Eleanor King commonplace book, 1781-1783, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) ...